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This image made available by NOAA shows storm systems over the eastern half of the United States on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 at 11:15 EST. A blizzard of potentially historic proportions threatened to strike the Northeast with a vengeance Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 with 1 to 2 feet of snow feared along the densely populated Interstate 95 corridor from the New York City area to Boston and beyond. (AP Photo/NOAA)

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The snow expected to slam New England today has not arrived in Northeast Pennsylvania yet, though it has already had an impact on the Scranton / Wilkes-Barre International Airport.

Ten flights headed to and from Newark, Chicago and Philadelphia are canceled due to weather, according to the airport's website.

The snow is not set to arrive in the Scranton area until about noon, when this morning's scattered flurries will make way for more significant accumulation which will continue through the night, according to the National Weather Service.

A total accumulation of somewhere between 6 and 8 inches is expected for Northeast Pennsylvania, though eastern Susquehanna County and southern and eastern Lackawanna County can expect to see up to 10 inches of snow, according to NWS.

The warning also advised that heavy winds combined with the snow could make "travel very hazardous or impossible."

The Pennsylvania Turnpike also issued a weather advisory for travelers, urging them to remain alert to changing conditions and advising them that abandoned vehicles may be removed from the turnpike to allow crews to clear the road.

The weather alert is in effect between miles 20, Mid-County, and 131, Clarks Summit, of the turnpike.

Check back for updates as the storm sets in.

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